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“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“In short: I felt my existence was tainted, in some subtle but essential way.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“It's a very Greek idea, and a very profound one. Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“though I can digress with the best of them, I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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